Our Lady Catholic Primary School
Old Hale Way, Hitchin, SG5 1XT
173 pupils · 77% of 226 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 16.2%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 July 2022, published 21 September 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 57% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 15 | 15 | 35 | 15 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 22 | 17 | 51 | 22 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 11 | 9 | 40 | 11 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 15 | 12 | 35 | 15 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 13 | 5 | 28 | 11 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 9 | 9 | 27 | 9 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 11 | 6 | 32 | 10 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 23 | 22 | 61 | 23 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Strathmore Infant and Nursery School 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ickleford Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Oughton Primary and Nursery School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School 1.6 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.